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Previously limited to China, Singles' Day last year easily exceeded U.S. sales on Cyber Monday and Black Friday combined. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is promoting the Nov. 11 sales event internationally via the English-language AliExpress.com, and some U.S. e-commerce companies are joining in.

Previously limited to China, Singles' Day last year easily exceeded U.S. sales on Cyber Monday and Black Friday combined. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is promoting the Nov. 11 sales event internationally via the English-language AliExpress.com, and some U.S. e-commerce companies are joining in.

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A bill approved by the French Senate would prohibit online book sellers from offering free shipping in France. The proposed law aims to help independent bookstores in France compete with Amazon.com and other web merchants.

A bill approved by the French Senate would prohibit online book sellers from offering free shipping in France. The proposed law aims to help independent bookstores in France compete with Amazon.com and other web merchants.